Good to finally be back on the main yarra trail without having the need to do too many detours. Enjoyed the ride this morning and traffic on the trail wasn't too bad.

Was on swasnton st and had to go across the tram lines to avoid the cop car that was parked just before flinders ln. The guy in front went across the lines as well but failed to get back into the lane and came tumbling down. Another loud crash was heard behind me as someone else fell. Not sure if he panicked seeing the guy in front crash or failed to see/avoid the cop car or got caught by the tram lines as well. Stopped to help the guy in front and he was okay albeit a bit bruised, the guy at the back had about 5 other people who stopped to help so I continued on my way.

vortex1018 wrote:Had to wear my formal trousers at my new workplace today. After arriving with 15 minutes to spare, just when I was getting off the bike "RRRIIIIIPPPPPPPPPPP". Rushed home as fast as I could to change and rushed back just in time

Don't you hate it when, thanks to cycling, your quadriceps become so bloody awesome that your trousers don't fit?

Pleasant ride back via the MYT and Darebin Creek Trail. No issues other than a couple of unleashed dogs, one running next to a jogger in my direction, the other running towards me next to a dude on a bike.The McKimmies Rd magpie opposite the RMIT campus had a half-hearted go at me, but I must have already been on my way out of its territory because it banked away without getting within striking distance.

Drizzle out of the gate this morning, which increased to solid rain by the time I got to Uni Hill. Decided to take the shorter route into the CBD to avoid getting too drenched. The rain stopped by the time I reached Preston, so I could have stuck with my usual, longer route. Oh well.

Does a commute to a job interview count as a commute? Okay, so I didn't commute to the interview itself, I used a closer base of operations to change into the appropriate gear. I used La Trobe Street. Not bad except for the intersection points where cars want to turn left with all the peds crossing and completely block the bike lane as they wait.

Lovely afternoon for the ride back via MYT, Greensborough, Bundoora. Pity I was somewhat lacking in performance...Back to winter mode this morning, 2.5C when I left, but at least it was dry and clear. Must have slept in an odd position - muscular ache near my right shoulder blade - made twisting or head-checking a little annoying.

I have been pretty quiet this week. Start of the week I was feeling off, just very flat. Didnt help that I had to battle a 43 k headwind all the way home Tuesday arvo. That really took it out of me, to such an extent I actually didnt feel like eating for a long time...and that alone says something was wrong with me....I always feel hungry.

Due to feeling flat I have simply done door to door rides this week, each way. I have been very cruisy too, averaging around the 25-27 k/h mark for each ride as I really didnt have anything more to give.

Wednesday arvo I had 20+ k/h headwinds, not as bad as Tuesday but still hard work given I was feeling flat.

Living up to its notoriety, today...Fri the 13th, was dark, overcast and cold. Really thought I would get rained on but luckily for me I didnt. Had a car start to turn across my front but stopped just in time for me to not collide with the bonnet, wasnt happy, but live to ride another day.

Weird incident - was riding slowly in an area with quite a few pedestrians & only about 20 m from work. An iPed was walking parallel with me when he inexplicably turned left and walked straight into me. I mean I know that I am so slim that from side on you can barely see me*, but seriously dude what sort of idjit are you ?

Eastlink trail from Ringwood to Dandenong South and back 60klm all up and was fantastic !! Face froze in the first 10 min but ok eventually - great track and will become a weekly thing a lot of love for the Pearl Izumi soft shells given the wind chill plus my new Tifosis vanished after 5 mins of riding (ie forgot I had em on until a bug hit the left lense!)

Noticed a bit of difference - maybe a slight improvement in power to the pedals (I'm still using platform type pedals, clipless may be in my future). But I felt some discomfort in the sole of my foot, perhaps from the non-flexing nature of the shoe?

Not familiar with that shoe in particular but some of the Shimano road shoes are like that when brand new. After a few rides the shoes mould to the shape of your foot. If you still have a bit of discomfort in the arch they also have inserts that can be moulded and slip in under the sole of the shoe.

I had come to a set of lights and rolled through on the left hand side. I could see that the lights on the other side had changed red and continued on. I crossed the white line as the lights changed to green.

The colour blind fool on the moto pulled up beside me 50m down the road and started abusing me saying that I ran the red light as well as some lovely things about cyclists in general. Numbnut!

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